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Comprehensive Sketch 
of the Citv's Wonderful 



Growth and its Resources • 








OMAHA, NEB. 
D. C. DUNBAR & CO., PUBLISHERS. 

1888. 



Kiitercd at the Office of Die Librarian of Cungrew, 
Wu^hiiiijton, D. C, ISSS. 




W. I. 0O« A«MITICT 



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SIOUX FALLS IN 1873. 




IMES OF THE*1^I0NEEK 

Vai'Jy ^^fistoi'y of ^iodx spills. 



HOW THE CITY HAS GROWN. 

It is only eleven years since Sioux Falls secured corporate existence; and tliis brief span of 
time has seen her grow from a scattering frontier village to a city of 11,000 inhabitants, enjoy- 
ing all the advantages of a metropolis — railroads, wholesale and retail mercantile establishments, 
factories, quarries, packing houses, cathedrals, churches, colleges, schools, daily newspapers. 
street cars, gas, electric light, waterworks, sewers, etc. Twenty-three years ago the first per- 
manent white settler located where now busy thousands are pushing the city toward its manifest 
destiny. Eighteen years ago, a military reservation embraced all the land on which the city 
now stands, and which was subsequently pre-empted from the government, but none of it was 
platted into town-lots until 1871. These statements emphasize the marvelous character of the 
development which has taken place, and it is only for this purpose that reference to pioneer 
times is herein made. 

FIRST SETTLEMENT. 

In 1857, two rival townsite companies — one from Dubuque, Iowa, and theotherfrom St. Paul, 
Minnesota— struggled for location at the falls of the stream called by the Indians the "Thick- 
wooded River," and subsequently named the Big Sioux, meandering through a valley fertile as a 
garden. Even so early as that, the enterprising genius of the great West marked this as a spot 
which must certainly grow a city — for it was seen that a whole river tumbling in cascades ninety- 
four feet within a half-mile could not fail to attract manufactories; and an inexhaustible supplj- 
of granite would necessarily be called upon to contribute of its rocky wealth to the stoneless ex- 
panse stretching away hundreds of miles in every direction. 

INDIAN DEPREDATIONS. 

The representatives of both companies were driven out by the Indians, but some of them 
returned with new recruits, and others came in, so that in July ,1858, the population was increased 
to a number which was greater than at any subsequent time up to 1809, eleven years later. The 
Indians were determined not to yield their special pride, "Te-han-kas-an-da-ta." By degrees 
settlers were driven out, and at one fell swoop in the latter part of liU'ri the last inhabitant was 
cleared from the Sioux valley, and no successor ventured in the vicinity of the falls until 1865, 



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when Fort Dakota was pstablislied liere in some rambling log and stone barracks, and occupied 
by one company of soldiers on a military reservation five miles square, including the present site 
of tlie city. Settlers then moved into tlit- country again. The sutler's store at the fort was the 
forerunner of tiie mercantile estalilishinents wliieli liave since grown up to supply tens of thmi- 
sands of people with their goods. 

RKSETTLEMENT. 

In 1868. twenty years ago. .Minntluiha county was reorganized, and the ne.vt year the hamlet of 
Sioux Falls had again reached a population equal to that of eleven years before. In 18?0. themil- 




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itui'v rcsci-vation was vacated, and the land prf-empled liy settlers, many of those who canie then 
and in the years immediately fullowing are still here; comparatively young men yet, reaping the 
reward of their nerve and sagacity. The development of the valley stinudated the growth of 
the town until in tin- fall of 1873 a census showed .">'.•;! inhabitants. The subsequent season, 
however, saw a great ilravvliack which materially reduced the population : but by 18Ti! this was 
recovered, and since that time the progress bus never known let up or hindrance 

SOME OF THE BEGINNINGS. 

In 1857, tlie news|)aper, that harbinger of civilization, made its appearance in Sioux Falls, 
but did not linger permanently, the otlice being destroyed by the Indians, the type-metal supply- 



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ing them with material for inlaying decorations in the pipes made from the celebrated pipestone 
sung by Longfellow. In 1872, fifteen years after the fii'st venture, commenced the era which has 
seen Sioux Falls constantly supplied with at least one newspaper, and to-day she has two dailies, 
five English, German and Scandinavian weeklies, and three religious and educational 
monthlies. 

In 1868, the first postmaster was appointed, and the office was kept in barracks, back rooms, 
stores, etc., up to 1884, when it was removed into quarters i)rovi(led specially and exclusively for 
it, supplied with the finest outfit in the Northwest, including over 1,000 bronze and crystal lock 
boxes, and now the city has free delivery by carriers, having been the first in the Territory to 
secure it. 

In 1871, the first steps were taken for the organization of a cliurch society, and now there 




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are fifteen houses of worship erected, tledicated and regularly occupied, and other denominations 
hold occasional service. 

In 1873. the first public school was taught, and in l)S7-t the first school building erected, a 
single teacher being sufficient, while now the city has four large two-story brick structures, 
and arrangements for another of granite have been made, and employs twenty teachers to care 
for 1,100 pupils, and is also the location of four colleges established by different religious de- 
nominations. 

In 1873, the iirst Masonic lodge was started, and in lsr.5 the first Odd Fellows' lodge, while 
now the Masons have a lodge, a chapter, a commandery, a consistory and a shrine, and occupy 
a magnificient temple; the Odd Fellows have two lodges, an encampment and a canton, and 
there are organizations of Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of America, Ancient Order of 
United Workmen, Grand Army of the Republic, Knights of Labor. Typographical, Stonecutters, 



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Cigarmakers ami Masons uiiiouK, and utlier secret societies, besides a multitude of niiscellane- 
ous associations for religious, social. litfiary, musical, scientific and other objects. 

In 1873, the first successful use of the falls was made for suiiplving jiower for manufactur- 
ing purposes, the enterprise being a gri.st mill subsequently carrieil away by the Hoods. .\c.w 
there is on the river at Sioux Falls or in the vicinity. Hvc flouring mills — one of them with ma- 
chinery for turning out 1.3o0 barn-Is per ilay --anil the largest granite polishing works in the 
United States, and power can be secured for ten times the re(|uirements now made upon it. 

In IS74 the first private bank was established, and in isso the first National l)ank.and at tiiis 
time there are three National banks, one savings bank and two i>rivate banks of exchange and 
deposit. 

In ISTC tiie first bridge across the Sioux River was erected, and the first sidewalk built, ami 




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twelve yeais later finds six bridges, wagon ur railroad, and at least fifty miles of sidewalk of 
stor.e, asphalt or wood. 

In 1877 the village of Sioux Falls was incorporated, which form of government was. in 188."?. 
succeeded by that of a city under a special charter. 

In 1H78 the city secured its first railroad, and ten years has given Sioux Kails connection 
with five of the greatest systems in the Northwest— the Northwestern, the Milwaukif, the Hock 
Island, the Illinois Central and the JIanitoba — all of which have their lines laid to Sioux Falls, 
some of them contributing two lines. 

In 1878 the first shipment of stone was made from the inexliaiistible dejiosit of granite folind 
here, but anything like development of the resource was not had until 1880, and now more than 



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1 .000 men are employed getting dut, building stone and paving blocks for shipment to all parts 
of the country. 

In 1880 the first organization for protection against tire was effected — a hook and ladder 
company— and to this was added in 1881 a steam fire engine. Now, seven years later, the city 
has a sj'stem of waterworks with a daily capacity of 1.500.000 gallons, connecting with eight 
miles of pipes, supplied with fifty-five liydrants, and liose sufficient to reach nearly every part 
of tiie city. 

In 1881 the village trustees had lamp posts erected for street lighting by kerosene, while 
witliin seven years every night sees the entire city illuminated with gas and electricity. 




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SO.MK UF THE PIONEERS. 

Among those of the earlier settlers of Sioux Falls, wlio are in active business here to-day, 
may be particularly mentioned the following : 

R. F; Pettigrew came in 1869. and was the first attorney who i)ractii'ed liere. In addition to 
his law business he also did surveying for the Government, and was interested more or less in 
real estate, and other lines of business. Appreciating even at tliat early day what wonld inevita- 
bly be the future of this country, he as rapidly as possible secui-ed possession of lands in tiie 
vicinity of the village, and lots inside, and his foresight has resulted in making him one of the 
wealthiest men in the Commonwealtii. He has several times represented this district in the 
legislature, and also served one term in congress, and in scores of ways he has by liis public 
spiritedness contributed immensely' to the development of the city and the Territory. For some 
years he has been out of the law business, and is now extensively engaged in real estate, having 



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formed a partm-rshiii with Judge S. L. Tate, who came here later from Michitfan. and wli<> has 
rapidly advaiu'cil t<> the front rank of those wlio are living exaniplts of the |>ossil>ilities of tlie 
city in supplying opportunities for fortune -making. The success achieve<l hy Messrs. Pettigrew 
& Tate is an indication of what those may do here who possess energy and enterprise. 

Win. \"an Eps is another of the early settlers whose career has been a remarkable success. 
He is the oldest representative of the mercantile business of Sioux Falls, now engaged in trade. 
In 1S71 he opened a general store on the corner of Phillips avenue and Eighth street, but the 
original structure has beer supi)lanted by a magnilicent l)uilding wliicli has not more than one 
or two equals in the entire Territory. His store-rooms therein are hand.some as pictures, antl be 
has them filled with the choicest products of domestic and foreign enterprise and ingenuity. 
In addition to his interests here, Mr. Van Eps has likewise large investments in other localities, 
and he is rated as one of the very wealtliiest men in the Territory, as a result of the careful and 
prudent attention he has always paid to his business affairs, and the keen perception he has 
possessed regarding the possibilities of Sioux Falls and other points in the Territory. 

\V. If Corson arrived in 1870 and established the Cataract House, wbiih has grown from a 



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V. TV small begiiuiiiig to tlie most elegant hotel in the N'orlhwfst, and the admirable manner in 
winch it is managed secures the most Mattering comments of the traveling public. The pio- 
prietors now are Corson Bros. (W. H. and H. T.) 

E. A. Sherman came to Sioux Falls in 187."] and the business growth of no man has been more 
steady and at all times secure. He has inade advancement every year, until now he stands as 
a reprtisentativc of the most solid and substaiilial careeis which are among the jiossibdities of 
this fortunate region. He is connected with various profitable local enterprises, among them 
being the Cascade Mills, the Electric Light Works, the Union TrustCompany, and others. He 
is vice-president of the Willmar & Sioux Falls railroad, a connection of the great Manitoba 
system, just completed to the City, and to this he devotes the principal part of his time. He was 
the first jjresident of the Minnehaha National bank, and has been connected with a large nund)er 
of other important enterprises. His admirable judgment has been manifested so generally that 
his en<lorsement of any enterprise is accepted as a full voucher therefor. In iiromolion of public 
interests he Ikus been always active, his time and money being sjieiit freely for the benefit of the 
City. He has served the Territory both as treasurer and auditor. 



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Ool. B. F. Campbell took up his residence in Sioux Falls in 187:5, coming here as register of 
the United States land office which was in that year removed from Vermillion. Upon the ap- 
pointment of a successor he engaged in private business, being now a member of the firm of 
Peck & Campbell, proprietors of the finest livery stable in the West. He lias been very success- 
ful, and his career in Dakota is another assurance as to what may be accomplished here. 

L. T. Dunning came in 1874 and engaged in the drug business, and the success of his career 
is attested by the fact that he is the leading representative of his line in Southern Dakota. In 
addition to his mercantile business he has also made fortunate investments in other lines. 

Porter P. Peck came in 187-1, and engaged in the livery business, which he has followed ever 
since and the firm of Peck & Campbell has now unquestionably the finest establishment of the 
kind in the whole Nortliwest — immense brick structure, plate-glass windows, brussels carpeted 
writing rooms for ladies and gentlemen, and everything else on the same scale. He owns also 




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the largest share of the stock in tlie Masonic temple, was formerly cashier of the Dakota National 
bank, and has investments which rank him among the wealthy men of the city. 

Jacob Schaetzel, Jr.. came in 1876 and engaged in the real estate business and general trad- 
ing. He has been one of the most active and energetic citizens, and has amassed a fortune. He 
has filled the office of mayor, and has generally taken an active interest in politics. He is now 
connected with the German bank. 

W. W. Burkings in 1877, made Sioux Falls his permanent home, but his arrival liere dated 
twenty years earlier, when he became one of the very first settlers, having been a member of the 
party sent out from Dubuque, Iowa, by the Western Town Company in 1857. He was judge of 
the first district court held here, only sixteen years ago, and has been candidate for congress in 
three campaigns. He has considerable property interests in the city, and is president of the 
Minnehaha Trust (company. His work in spreading information as to the resources of Sioux 



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Falls iu particular and Dakota in j^uiieral, lias resulted in very materially increasing the atten 
tion directed thereto, and he is recognized as a perpetual sjiring of knowledge regarding the 
capabilities of the city and the Territory. 

11. L. Hollister came in 1877. iind engaged in the banking business, U'coming cashier of the 
First National Bank in 1880. He was the first president of the Insurance Company of Dakota, 
and is now its treasurer, having resigneil the former ]>osition to o|>en a private banking institu- 
ticm. He has been very successful in liimncial ojierations, and is an illustration of tin- ojiportu- 
nities afforded young men of industry and enterprise. 














QVKKS BEE MTLT.S. 

In addition to those referred to above, the following gentleinen are among those who came to 
Sioux Falls prior to the comi)letion of (lie lirst railroad, and are now located here : 

In IH.J?, John McClellan, A. Gale. 

Ill IR.VJ, Amos F. Shaw. 

In 18G5. C. K. Howard. 

In 186!», N. E. Phillips. Clark Coats. 

in 1H70. Cyrus Watts. John Biiiims, Col. Charles Allen. 

ill 1871. .1. M. Dickson. C. V. Booth. John McKee. Z. P. llerrick. True Dennis. T. H. Pruner. 

In 1872, K. C. Hawkins. T. Pomcroy. ( ). P. Weston. W. \V. John.son. T. H. Brown. John 
Sundback, W. H. Bryan. 



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In 1873, George B. Sammons, C. O. Natesta, H. Gilbert, George Boardman, Di-. J. C. Morgan. 
J. T. Gilbert. C. H. Winsor. 

In 1874. Geo. A. Knott, .J. D. Cameron. 

In 1876— E. W. Congliran, D. Tliaraldson, T F. Leavitt, T. C. Marson. 




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In 1877— C. H. Vincent. M. A. Stickney, John Henjnen. G. W. Bainbridge, N. B. Kindred, 
Dr. S. C)lney, E. Parliman. 

In 1878 (prior to August)— F. Kunerth. W. R. Kingsbury. A. Frizzell, E. W. Caldwell, W- 
C. Boyce, N. F. Stringham, F. H. Gillett, F". S. Emerson, F. L. Boyce, R. G. Parmley, J. B. 
Watson. 



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ITS SOURCES OF WEALTH. 

The .I'lvaiicement of Simix Falls lia> never been ..f tliut spastnixlic variety wliich lias 
rhurarterizeil s«. many western ccMiiniinities. Since 1876 tlie development has been steady and 
eontinuous, each year seeing the community more firmly established than the preceding. The 




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possession of such a complete assortment of those elements which are the foundations of 
prosperity, has given a feeling of certainty tt> all concerned, and has stimulated enterprises for 
developing and taking advantage of them. 

There is no more fertile stretch of land on this continent tiiaii the Sioux \alley. Its rich 
alluvial soil will grow anything that may he planted in it, and all branches of agriculture 
flourish marvelously. This fertility was the beginning of prosperity, and then to agriculture 
was added commercial advantages, then develojunent of the manufacturing and mineral 
resources with which the region is hles.sed— thus completing the great quartette, agriculture, 
commerce, manufactures and mining, the four sole sources of the world's wealth. Cities may 
exist with two of them— some can boa.=t three— and Sioux Falls with all four needs nothing else 
to assure her permanent prosjierity. 



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NATURAL ATTRACTIONS. 

Not only litis •'Dainc Naturii" been kind to Sioux Falls in supplyinj^ thu city with multitudinous 
resources which may he transmuted into dollars, but she has likewise favored her with more than 
a due share ot attractions which appeal to the aesthetic instincts of those who behold them. The 
scenery of the vicinity is beautiful. The general contour of the e<niidry is such a commingling of 
slope and valley and plain as gives infinite variety. The river meanders in the form of a gigantic 
S, astride the middle strand of which the city stands. On the west the stream sweeps southward 
through a valley flanked by gently rising bluffs, affording a landscape delightful as a picture. 
On the southwest it turns to the east, and then runs north through the city, then east again, 
and finally takes up its general direction and continues its course to the south. This gives nearly 




DINING HALL — CATAKACT HOUSE. 



thirty miles of valley to an area about six miles square in which the city is situated. On the 
bluffs rising gradually on either side of this middle strand of the great S formed by the river, is 
buili the city of Sioux Falls, affording such delightful residence sites as are not to be excelled 
anywhere. The rise from the more level stretches on which the business portion is located, is 
nowhere difficult, and the streets are graded so that communication is easy and rapid. When 
the heights are reached on either side of the city, the surface stretches away as a level plain 
bounded by the valley east and west. On this level elevated plain are built hundreds of beauti- 
ful homes, from which may be seen the stretches of slope and valley, the winding river, with its 
islands, the rumbling falls, and all the attractive landscape which has given the cit} and its 
vicinity the name of being the handsomest in the entire Territory. Beautiful drives have been 
laid out, and a carriage ride along the level thoroughfares, flanked by elegant residences with 



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their vtrilant lawii>.. incs ami shruMn-ry. Mverlookint; tlic sceue beluw. is sonietliing to be 
ri'iMi'iiibfrod. 

After coursiiiy: nearly throu^fh the tity. tlic river eoines to the brink uf a series of euscades. 
over which its waters tnnible and roar ami rumble for half a niile. beating themselves into foam 
pounding down over the rocks — here falling a few feet, there shooting through a slanting chasm, 
yomler dropping a clear ten yards at one leap, until at the end of the desjjerate course, after 
a helter-skelter descent of nearly a hundred feet, the fatigued and buffeted waters gather them- 
selves into good order again, and lazily stretch away along their level course, glad to rest from 
the terrific turmoil of their rushing jaunt. The falls afford a most unique view— something the 




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like of which is not to be seen in any other prairie country. The upheaval of granite across the 
river's track made a great dam. and over this the water has for untold ages been making its way. 
smoothing the adanumtine rock into most singular shapes, wearing cha.sms of i)eculiar and most 
picturesque conformation, tumbling over ledges which its perpetual industry has been insufficient 
to reduce. To stand by the side of this tumultuous flood and see it leap and foam inspires one 
with something of an idea of the powers of nature, and there is a grantleur in the scene which 
cannot be forgotteJi. Hundreds and thousands from a distance visit the city every season to gaze 
ui)on it. and it is such an attraction as cannot be duplicated. 

At the head of the falls stands a thickly wooded island, the trees on which represent every 
variety to be found in the West except the pine. They are not scrubs nor sa])lings, but mam- 
moth nionarchs of the forest, and they make the island the central setting — the chief gem in 
the gorgeous cluster which "Dame Nature" has provided for herself. Underneath the trees is 



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spread a lovely carjjet of emerald on which the shadows of the foliage dance to the music of the 
breeze. This island is the great pic-nic ground for all this region, and frequent railroad ex- 
cursions from abroad visit it, the attractions of the falls and the surroundings being such as are 
not to be found elsewhere. The addition of these to the advantages elsewhere enumerated 
herein increase the prominence^ which the city enjoys, and tend to make it a resort for 
residents of other localities, as well as a place of permanent abode for the thousands who desire to 
take advantage of the resources with which the section is so bountifully supplied. 

PUBLIC HEALTH. 

The healthfulness of Sioux Falls is certainly remarkable. There are no diseases peculiar to 
the section, nor has the city ever suffered from any devastating epidemic. The vigorous 




INTERIOR VIEW OF SIOUX FALLS NATIONAL BANK. 



W. L. DOW. ARCHITECT. 



manhood and womanhood to be seen is a continual guaranty that there must be something in 
the climate and surroundings to promote good constitutions and to make mere living a 
pleasure. The official report of Dr. Stephen Olney, public health officer, shows by actual figures 
that the annual death rate is only 41 per 1,000 of poinilation. which is so remarkably low as to 
astonish even those who may have realized how excellent the general health of the city has 
been. The federal census shows that the average annual death rate for the country at large is 
14 per 1,000, and that in the cities it is 20— varying from U in Yonkers, N. Y., to 32 in Savannah. 
Georgia. Of course, the population of Sioux Falli5 is in a sense selected, as it is generally the 
stronger and more vigorous who push out from the East to the West; but this fact does not 
anywise near account for the very low death rate of the people here— the only reasonable 
explanation being that the city must be an especially healthy locality. The experience of 

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iiiilivi liials corn )1h. rates this, and tliore are scores of cases within tlie knowledge of almost any 
resident wliicli go to show tiiat there must be something particularly healing and invigorating 
here, for the parties declare tliej' have never felt so well in their lives as since making their 
iiomes in Sioux Falls, and that ailments with which they had heen atllicteil have disappeared. 

COMMERCIAL A DV.XXTAOKS. 

Five railroad lines are in>w completed to Sioux Falls, giving lur direct cuimectiftn with tin- 
great interstate systems of the Northwest, as follows: 

The Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha — a part of the great Chicago it Northwestern 
system. This line was completed to Sioux Falls in 187ft. and was tlir tirst to reach here. The 




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system reaches the entire Northwest, and affords opportunity for ready communication with 
every important market to which the city desires to sell its |)roducts or from which it jirocures 
its suj)plies. The line extends east through Southern Minnesota and on to St. Paul and 
Chicago, and northwardly through Southeastern Dakota to Salem and Mitchell— connecting 
at Salem with the Hawarden line of the Northwestern which runs from the Southeastern 
corner of the territory northwesterly to a junction with the Northern Pacific, and westerly to 
the Missouri river — thus opening \x\y for Sioux Falls' johhing traile a large area dotted with 
thriving cities and towns. 

The Sioux City cK: Dakota, built in 1879, and the Southern Minnesota, built in 1880— both 
l)ranches of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul .system. The first opens the fertih- Sioux 
Valley to the wholesale trade of the city, and gives connection with the Iowa nnd Dakota 
division at Canton, extending east through Northern Iowa and west through Southern Dakota 



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to the Missouri river. Tlie second line, the Southern MiTinesota, extends up the Sioux Valley 
and then east through Soutliern Minnesota and west through Southern Dakota. The Chicago, 
Milwaukee and St. Paul points tlius opened up to the jobhing trade of Sioux Falls extend in 
two lines, about fifty miles apart, from Iowa and Minnesota through Southern Dakota, with 
north-and-south intersections that make the map look like a gridiron — and these have this city 
as the most accessible point common to them all. 

The Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern, built in 1886 — connected with the Chicago, 
Rock Island & Pacific system, wliich holds such a vantage ground in the middle west, with 
terminal i>oints at Kansas City, St. Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth, Omaha, Sioux Falls, 
Minneapolis and St. Paul. This line leads diagonalh^ down through the state of Iowa, con- 
necting with all the trans-state lines, and also giving ready intercourse with Soutliwestern 




INTERIOR VIEW OF E. (i. WKiUHT S OFFICE. 



Minnesota and points along the eastern border of Dakota. The depot of this company at 
Sioux Falls is the handsomest building of the kind in the territory, and an illustration of it 
is given herein. It is built of Sioux Falls granite, and is a model of elegance and convenience. 

The Cherokee & Dakota, built in 1887 — a part of the great Illinois Central system which 
reaches from Chicago west through Illinois and lowcX to Sioux Falls and points on the Missouri 
river, and south to St. Louis and on down to New Orleans, connecting the great lakes with the 
great gulf, and covering more degrees of latitude than any other s^^stera in the country, giving 
Sioux Falls direct connection with the groves of tropical fruit ami the coal mines of Illinois and 
Iowa, and opening up an easy market for her own jjroducts. The beautiful granite depot of this 
line is also illustrated herein. 

The Duluth, Willmar and Sioux Falls, built in 1888— connected with the St. Paul, Minneapolis 
and Manitoba system. This line extends diagonally northeastward to the head of Lake Superior, 



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ruilucinji hv more tlmn 2(X) miles tlie distance of railroad transi)ortation necessary to send the 
products of this section to the seaboard, or to secure hard coal from the mines of Pennsylvania. 
It also gives Sioux Falls direct connection with the fj^reat pineries of the northwest, r.-ducing very 
materially the cost at which lumber can \»- furnished. 

In addition to these five lines already completed, surveys have been made for the Iowa dt 
Dakota, a diat,'onal line rnnin'ngfroni southeast to northwest tlirough Siou.x Falls, connecting the 
capitals ..("the Stat.' aiul the T.Tiiti.i y : f..r th.' 'I'h !■.•.■ Kails, a lin.- to rini .liag.mallv from the n.irth- 




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east to the southwest, connecting Beaver Falls and Ke.lwii...l Falls. Minn., with Siou.x Falls; 
and also the Sioux Falls. Aberdeen & Montana, a line which will be a northwesterly extension 
of one of the lines now leading here from the southeast. 

As an inihuement for hurrying the completion of these vanous lines already completed to 
Sioux Falls, the city has secure.l right-of-way and depot grounds for each, ami has guaranteed 
the payment of bonuse.-; amounting to about >5..'OU,000— and the increased shipping facilities have 
demonstrated that the investments would have been profitable even had they been made larger. 
Sioux Falls now has transjHjrtation advantages not equaled by any locality in the Territory, and 
not excelled by any in tli(> Northwest, except St. Paul and Miinieapolis. l>irect and competing 
conmumication is supplied with the great ni.iik.-ts ..f the East. s.. that out-shipiueiits ..f grain, 



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stock, granite and other products, and iii-shipments of fuel, lumber and general merchandise are 
ready and cheap. The rates made both to and from the East are the same as those to Missouri 
River points, to the South; and this, with the ready access which the city has to the wide 
spreading field extending hundreds of miles, guarantees the development of a jobbing trade in 
all lines, which must certainly result in the profitable establishment of a large number of whole- 
sale enterprises, many of which are already in most successful operation. 

WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 

Among the lines already represented in Sioux Falls in the jobbing business, as a result uf tlic 
facilities which the city enjoys in tlie way of connection with the j-etail points in tlie Northwest. 




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INTERIOR VIEW OF MIXXEHAHA NATIONAL BANK. 



are the following : Agricultural implements, books and stationery, boots and .shoes, butter and 
eggs, cigars and tobacco, clothing, coal, dry goods, drugs, flour, fruits, groceries, hardwai'e, 
liquors, lundjer, meats, notions, steam-fittings and supplies, etc. There are thirty-six firms 
which pay attention to the jobbing trade, a large proportion of them keeping representatives 
continually on the road. The capital invested in this branch of business is reputed at 81.308.000, 
and the sales of 1887, at ft?, 640, 000. This is a remarkable record for so short a time as tliat with- 
in whicli the business has been developing, and it is a guaranty of what the future promises 
in the way of building Sioux Falls into a great distributing point. 

An example of the facilities which are afforded for building up a jobbing trade may be 
found in the experience of Wm. Van Eps. whose business in this lino has without any special 
effort developed into remarkable proportions, and he now daily fills orders for drj- goods, 
carpets, notions, etc., wliich go to scores of surrounding towns in Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. 
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lit eleK'int quarters, ciialjlf him to supply many small dealers to better advanta^je than they can 
enjoy hy traveling elsewhere. It is his determination to devote still mure attention to this 
brancli; and tliis fact, in view of his extended acquaintanee with this market, and his well known 
conservatism, is a positive guaranty as to what are the possibilities of the jobliing business in 
in Siniix Falls. 







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'I'lie experii.-iicf ot W. W. Clark <S: Co.. deak'rs in Imoks and stationery, is aiiotlier iniiieation 
as to wliat may be done in developing a wholesale business. The house is among the newer 
ones established here, but it is in receipt of orders from points ("ven beyonil thr ri-;,rinii whiih 
they hail expected to reach when they located in Sioux Kails. The elegant ipiarters which this 
firm enjoys for its wholesale and retail tratle are metropolitan in<leed. and the stock carried is 
mucli superior to anything which cities of this size can generally boast. 



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MINERAL RESOURCES— THE QUARRIES. 

The marvelous deposit of granite at Sioux Falls (sometimes called jasper and quartzite) would 
almost of itself guarantee the establisiiment of a metropolis at this point — and wiieu this deposit 
is surrounded by a section of unexampled fertility, and cleaned by a river falling ninety-four feet 
within half a mile, it shows such aconspiring of the "Fates'' as leaves no room forquestion that at 
this point nature has supplied the pre-requisites of a great city. The deposit spreads miles and 
miles in extent, and goes down to the foundations of the earth — boring for hundreds of feet hav- 
ing failed to disclose any change except a decrease in the number of seams. Hundreds of years' 
constant working could not exhaust it, and the demand for it is certain to continue and to grow 
as the necessities of the great stoneless area extending in all directions develop. The chief quar- 




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IXTKRIOR VIEW OF INSURANCE fOMPAXY OF DAKOTA S BLOCK. 



ries open at this time are those of the Sioux Falls Granite Company and the Drake Company, 
illustrations of which are given herein, and the Jasper Stone Quarry, of C. F. Tonjes. 

Tiif Granite Company's quarries are situated east of the city, and employ between 4iiO and 
fioO men getting out building and paving stone of the finest quality produced. The ease with 
which the quarry is worked, being entered at the side, gives it great advantages. Tiie most com- 
plete machinery for the ready handling of the rock has been provided by the company, and every 
facility afforded for reducing to the lowest point the cost thereof: so that the material can now 
be furnished at considerably less than brick. Side-tracks are built riglit into the quarries, and 
the stone can be loaded upon the cars with but little handling. The quality of the stone is un- 
equaled for either texture or color, and of all the hundreds of those who have used it, not one has 
a single objection to make on this score. It has been furnished for elegant residences and busi- 



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acss blocks in Sioux Falls. Chicatfo. Kansas City. Omaha and elsewhere, and a contract for ma- 
terial for an t'i;;lit-story structure in Omaha is now l)einff tilled. The number of men employed 
in the (juarries iia.s made tlie vicinity a bustlin^j suburb. Sumethinj^ of an idea of tlie l)usiness 
done by the Granite Company is indicated from the fact that its f reijj ht bills reach $18,0(>() per month, 
or the rate of $210). 000 per year, and the wa^i'S paid range as high as $30,000 per month. Tiie 
conii)aMy consists of J. K. Riley of < >malia. C. \V. Ilubbanl of Sioux Falls, ami L. A. Marsliall of 




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Chicago. Tlic management of rhc (|uarries is in the hands of Mr. Hulibanl. wlio was one of the 
earliest to api>reciate the jmssibiiities of the granite dejKisit here, and who has realized a fortune 
from its development. He is still a young man. but by energy and enterprise he has secured an 
enviable standing, ami his career is an evidence of wliat tliese (lualities may achieve here. 
Messrs. Riley ain! Marshall, who arc associated with liim. one living at ( )maha and the other at 
Cliicago, are practical stone men. having been engaged in numerous large contracts. Tlie Sioux 
Fails Granite Company in tlie hands of men like these three is destined to take front rank in the 
business for which it is organized, A. Chappelle. formerly of Chicago, is superintemlent and 



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architect for the company. He was tlie first to introduce the stone in Chicago for building pur- 
poses. His experience in stone work is of incalculable advantage to the company. 

The Monarch quarries of the Drake company are located in the eastern part of the City, 
They have been opened 100 by -150 feet, and to a depth of 45 feet, and are supplied with the most 
effective machinery, such as steam drills, derricks, etc., and the stone which is found at this 
depth shows that the quality and color improves instead of deterioi-ates the farther tbe quarry 
is carried down. The facilities of the Drake coinjiany foi- supi)lyinj;- jjromptly large contracts has 




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frequently been tested and the product of its (quarries has been sent bj' the train-load hundreds 
of miles in every direction . The management of the company is in the hands of Col. James H. 
Drake, sometimes called "The Father of Granite.'* who was the first to institute a series of 
tests which have demonstrated its utilitj^ 

The Jasper stone quarries of which Charles F, Tonjes is proprietor, employes fifty men, and 
has side-tracks, steam drills and derricks, and ships stone to Nebraska City, Kansas City and 
Chicago, for both building and paving purposes. This quarry is that originally owned by George 
I. Senley, of New York. Mr. Tonjes is a recent arrival here, having come from Brooklyn, N. 
Y., where he for years occupied important positions in business and politics . 



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The principal uses to which tlie fjranite is juit are for huildinj; and paving. All tiie public 
institutions in Southern and Central Dakota have been built either jiartially or entirely of the 
stone — the insane hospital at Yankton, the university at Vermillion, the reform school at 
Plankinton. the penitentiary and deaf-mute institution at Sioux Falls, the normal school at Mad- 
ison, the agricultural college at Burkings. etc. Scores of other structures in various parts of 
the Territory have likewise used it. some of them the finest in the Connnonwealth, an<l train 
loads are daily hauled to Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri for similar imriioses. 




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There lias iievei' been a substance yet discovered which is so durable for sti-eet paving. 
Miles of it have been laid in Omalia, Council Bluffs and other cities, and even in Chicago it is 
u.sed on Monroe and State stre«-ts, in front of the Palmer House, and for miles along the north 
division of the street ear line. Tlu^ most constant ust' for the heaviest traffi" dues not wear it 
out. and neitiiei' (lie heat of summer nor the frost of winter li;is any effect u|"m the paving, so 
that the expense for repairs an»l maintenance is entirely «>bviated. Tiie stone has been subjected 
to a pressure of hundreds of thousands of jiounds per scpiare inch without crumbling. It is f<trty 
per cent, the hardness of diamond, and will cut glass. It has been immersed in the strongest 
acid without corrosion. It has been buried in red-hot coals and then plunged into water with- 



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out cracking. It is absolutely ini])ervious to the attacks by which other stone is destroyed. 
Such material as this must be in demand wherever durability is desired. 

STONE POLISHING. 

Not only is Sioux Falls granite dui"able for the coarsest and most trying uses, but it will take 
on a glass-like polish, through which the reddish-brown grains can be seen, making a most 
beautiful appearance. The Drake Company operates works for polishing granite by water- 
power, representing an investment of over 860.000, the largest and most complete establishment 
of the kind in the United States, at which are turned out magnificent polished pillars and blocks 
for architectural work of all kinds, and also smaller pieces for miscellaneous use and ornament. 




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I'OST OFFICE — SHERMAN BLOCK. 



At these works are also polished large ornaments of chalcedony from the petrified forests of 
Arizona, whence it is brought by the train-load. Chalcedony is the most beautiful stone in the 
world, found in such dimensions and quantities, showing myriads of tints arranged like the grain 
in the tree, and sparkling with crystals. It is seventy per cent. Ihe hardness of diamond, and is 
used for clock-cases, vases, paper-weights, cane and umbrella heads, sleeve-buttons, etc.. the 
numufacture of these being among the industries which it is confidently expected will develop 
into a tremendous business. Col. Francis C. Hatch of Arizona, and William Adams. Jr., are 
interested w ith the Drake Coni]iany in the introduction of chalcedony. 

MANUFACTURING FACILITIES. 

In addition to the manufactories referred to above as connected with the stone industry, 
the natural advantages of the location and the enterprise of its citizens have given Sioux Falls 



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more than an average share of manufarturin>; institutions Tlic falls of tin- Hig Sioux river, 
after wliich the city is named, havf been examined by hydraulic engineers, and it is declare*! 
that tho i)ower which exists there, and which can be rea<iily utilized is equaled in the Northwest 




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only by tlic );ill> of St. Anlliniiy, whicli have given Minneapolis such renown. The river falls 
ninety-four feet in half a mile, through a series of cascades tumbling over successive ledges of 
granite which has been u]>heaved right in its track. The tremendous force thus existing ready 
for development would furnish power for scores of manufacturing institutions, and the iJrojior- 
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in the way of the establishment of enterprises in this line. There has been secured at one point 
a 54-foot head, wliich by means of a turbine wheel supplies sufficient power to run a flouring mill 
with a daily capacity of 1,300 barrels; at another there is a 14-foot head which supplies the power for 
the Granite- Polishing Works; at another there is an 8-foot head supplying i)ower for the Cascade 
Flouring Mill and the Electric Light Works. None of the various heads are used to anywise near 
the full amount developed, and there are still other heads which can be secured, so tliat there 




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BKKiUS & ROBINSON, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. 



exists opportunity for important additions to the manufacturing concerns which could be 
operated by water-power. Upon the cover of this book is presented a view of the falls, from 
which may be secured some idea of the wonderful picturesqueness of the scene which they pre- 
sent, and they add immensely to the beautiful appearance of the city, giving it such variety as 
is possessed by no other localitj' in the Northwest, and making Sioux Falls by all odds the 
handsomest and most attractive point to be found in all the entire section. 

Statistics in regard to tlie manufacturing enterprises in actual operation have not been recent- 
ly collected but among the lines which are represented to-day may be enumerated the following: 



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brooms. Idank bonks, l)ri(k, bicwt-iy, Imililiii^ stom-, crackers. caii<lies, ci^^ars, cheese and cream' 
ery. coopera).fe. curiiico. cabinet, tbiur. feed, frames, jjranite poMsbinK, k'""'. fonndries. jewelry, 
mineral water, mnrblo, jiork |)ackinK. paving bbjcks, |ihininj; mill, plows, sbirts, sor^luim 
vinegar, wagons and carriages. In lliese various lines, outside tbe stone industry, between 
C(Ki and 9(10 persons find eiiipli(ynieiit. Tbere is distributed among tbem at least ^i.'in.oOO per 
montb as wages. 

Tbe oldest manufacturing enterprise in tbe city is tbe Sioux Kails Hrewery. wbicb was estab- 
lisbed in 1874. It is now operateil by tbe Sioux Kails Brewing Company, of wbicb Moritz Levinger 
is presicbuit. .lulm McC'lellan. secretary and M. Kaufmann. treasurer. The institution has 
developed into one of tbe largest in tbe West, occupying a structure 182 by 150 feet, and turning 
out. "M.uoip li.irieK ..f li'.T per aiuiiini. It sbip^ tn :ili pnjut^ in S..Mlli<'ni I '.ikota, and to Min- 




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nesot-i. Iowa and Nebinska. The stock continually carried amounts to '.iJWO barrels of beer, and 
tbe brewery uses lOO.OOO l)Usbelsof barley and from »0.(K)0 to .'50.000 pounds of bo|»si>er year. Tbe 
institution consumes from tbree to five t-ars of coal i>er week. lm|)rovements are being made as 
rajiidly as tbe business demands, and it is tbe determination of tbe management to keejt tbe 
enterprise fully up ti> all Ti(piiremcnts tbat may be made upon it. 

'i'be Siou.x Kails Mottling Works is another institution wbicli has grown into nnuirkable 
proportions. Tbe officers nf tbe coriiciration are as follows : M. Levinger. jtresideut : K. C. An- 
gel, secretary ami treasurer: M. Kaufmann, general manager. Tbe comi>any is sole bottlers for 
tbe Siou.x Kails Brewing Company, and is sole agent for Dakota of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing 
Coinjiany of .St. Louis. It bottles all kinds of " soft" drinks, such as ginger ale. birch beer, soda 
water, etc. all of wbicb have an excelli-nt reimtation and ready sab- tbroughout tbe West. Tbe 
institution used in tbe year 1887 over •2,t%,0U0 bottles— wbicb figures indicate something of the 
mammoth proportions of tbe business. 



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There is no point in the Northwest at which such inducements to manufacturers can l)e 
found as at Sioux Falls. The development of the tributary country, and the increased facilities 
for communication therewith, guarantee a market for almost anything that may be produced. 
The attention which the water-power attracts to industries in this line makes it certain that 
Sioux Falls will be deptMided upon as the manufacturinj^ center of all tliis region, and enterprises 
established here are thereby very materially assisted in the introduction of their wares ; the dis- 
position of the citizens to promote by all means any venture in the line of factories of any sort puts 
these at once on a basis which it frequently takes years elsewhere to secure ; the liberality of the 




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B. C. R. & N. RAILWAY DEPOT. 



city charter in exemptions from taxation is such an inducement as will be readily appreciated. 
All who possess experience or plants, and desire to secure a profitable location for their business, 
cannot make any mistake by investigating the inducements oflfered to manufacturers by the 
city of Sioux Falls. 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 

The banks of Sioux Falls are a matter of pride with her citizens, there being three national 
banks, a savings bank and two private banks. The first banking institution was established 
twelve years ago, but the city did not have a national bank until four years later. The charac- 
ter of the concerns which now transact the business in this line is unexcelled by similar institu. 
tions anywhere in the Northwest, and the enter.prise manifested in their management is most 



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gratifying to all who apprt'ciate tiie bc-iu'lits wliich such a policy can confer in the (lcveh>i>mfnt 
of the nianifohl interests whicli a new country deinands. 

The Sioux Falls National is the oldest concern in the city, and has tlie a<lvantageof carrying 
the accounts of a number of the banks in Southern Dakota. Its capital is *ilO(i,iKX», and among 
its stockholders are some of the most substantial citizens of Sioux Falls. The policy of the 
bank has always been as liberal as was consistent with safety, and its managenient has been 
characterized by an energy which has given it a wide influence. Its rooms are without doubt 
the most elegant in the Northwest, there being nothing west of Chicago which can compare with 




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them. The active management of the Sioux Falls National is in the hands of Charles K. McKin- 
ney, i)residont. whose experienc(> as a fiiKiiuior. and wlinse ac<inaiMtance in the Territory have 
made liini especially well qualified fur dircctiug the affairs of such an institution. He has built 
up an enviable reputation throughout the Northwest, and is regarded as one of the most efficient 
bank ofticials in the Territory. .I..lin W. Tuthill is vice-president, and Charles L. Norton cashier. 
The Miniielialia National has lately absorbed the Citizens National, and the combined 
capital has been increased to «,'0(i.000. It is the i>uri)ose to make the Minnehaha thegreat clearing 
house for the banks of Southern Dakota, a position it is amjdy (pialifii'd to sustain. Some idea 
of the stability of the concern may be secured from the fact that the combined possessions of 



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the stockholders amounts to over $10,000,000. They are men who have by their ovi^n efforts 
amassed fortunes, and whose business knowledge guarantees such management as must prove 
successful. Tlie first president of the Minnehaha National was E. A. Sherman, and he has been 
succeeded by J. M. Bailey, Jr., whose relation with Eastern and European capitalists and large 
fiinancial concerns bring to the bank a connection such as few in the Northwest enjoy. He is 
regarded as one of the brightest managers in this region, and possesses the confidence of men 
whose endorsement would be regarded as a sufficient guaranty anywhere. His position has 
been achieved before reaching 23 years of age, and the future unquestionably has promising 
things in store for him. Judge S. L. Tate continues vice-president of the Minnehaha, and E. 
M. Hills, wlio was connected with the establishment of the Citizens, is cashier. 




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The Dakota National bank is recognized generallj' as one of the most conservative financial 
institutions in the West. It maintains its capital at $50,000, but keeps piling up its surplus until 
this amounts to twice or three times that usually carried. Its transactions are of the most care- 
ful character, and it enjoys a very satisfactory business. George H. Brace is president, Charles 
A. Greeley, vice-president, and C. C. Carpenter, cashier. 

The Sioux Falls Savings l)auk has a capital of $50,000, and is managed by the following offi- 
cers: President, Wm. Van Eps; Secretary, J. T. Gilbert; Cashier, M. Russell. 

The German bank has recently been established by Jacob Schaetzel, Sr., Sons & Co., George 
Schaetzel being cashier. Jacob Schaetzel, Jr., is prominently connected with the institution, and 
his successful career here in general business has made him very fully acquainted with the value 
of property and the financial standing of men. 

H. L. Hollister has also established a private bank with $50,000 capital, and his reputation as 



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an iircoinplished financier of many j'ears' exiK-rience nuiki's it certain that his institution will 
take a hijjii place anionj? the monetary concerns of t lit' '(^ueen City." He has ample ca|iital and a 
lart;<' ;i<iiuaintance, and will manage his hank with that conservatism that will give confidence. 

LOAN AND TRrST COMPANIKS. 

Sioux Kails has a numher of large financial organizations which supply money to parties who 
desirr long-timi- loans. By means of these companies capital is ohtained for enterprises which 
hanks cannot so readily assist. The ahsolute security which real estate supplies makes the rate 
of interest very low, and the development of the country is thus afforded ample capital for the 
transactions necessary thereto. 

The Union Trust Company is an organization of local capitalists for the purpose of ilealiiig 





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ill real-estate nioitgagcs and otiicr gilt-edge securities. It has a c-apilal of >;1UU.(J(JU, with 
authority to douhle the same. It has placed large amounts of money in farm loans and in 
various enterprises, anil is doing a fine business. Contracts have been let for an elegant 
three-story granite anil brick building corner of Main avenue and Tenth street, in which its 
offices will be located. An illustration of the structure is given herein. The officers of the 
company are as follows: E. A. Sherman, president; S. L. Tate, vice-president; H. M. Avery, 
secretary and treasurer. 

Till' Fidelity Loan and Trust Com]>any has an office here in charge of Lacey & Little, 
young iiK-n of integrity and ability, who have ])laced large amounts of money in Southern 
Dakota. The company is one of the largest and strongest doing business in tlie West, having 
within two years negotiated loans amounting to nearly $2,000,000 on improved farms. The 
officers are as follows: Jos(>i)h Sampson, president; .John C. French, vice-president: Kiaiik 
W. Little, secretary; W. G. Clapp, treasurer. 

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of $50,000 which it is authorized to increase to $500,000. Its officers are as follows: W. W. 
Brookings, president; M. Gerin, vice-president; John Bi])pus, secretary and treasurer. The 
company is very strong and admirahly managed. 

The German-American Loan and Trust Company is an organization of local and foreign 
capitalists which handles a large line of loans. Its officers are as follows : Fred Gund, 
president; D. C. Stover, vice-president; J. M. Bailey, Jr.. general manager; F. F. Wormwod, 
secretary and treasurer. 

The Insurance Company of Dakota is the leading enterprise of its kind in the Territory, 
and it has built up a business larger than tliat enjoyed by many of its class which have been 
in operation much longer in the older commonwealths. It recently absorbed the Western 
Fire and Marine, and the energy aud enterprise which has heretofore been expended in pro- 
moting the two companies will now be concentrated in one. The company erected an elegant 
five-story brick building on the corner of Main avenue and Nintli street, the two upper floors 
of which are occupied by its home office, and the busy scenes there presented are an indication 
of the amount of patronage the company has secured, reaching more than a score of states 
and territories. Up to the time of the consolidation, H. L. Hollister was president of the 
company, but the demands of the position were such that he did not feel like continuing 
therein, and he was succeeded by J. H. Westover, who was president of the Western Fire 
and Marine. E. A. Ayerst, admitted out of the most expert insurance men in the West, 
retains the secretaryship, and all that energy and experience can do will he brought to bear 
to send the company still farther toward the front rank. C. G. Coats has been elected vice- 
president by the consolidated organization. 

INSURANCE OFFICES. 

The representation of outside insurance companies here is chiefly in the hands of two offices 
— Briggs & Robinson and John S. Lewis. The agency of Briggs & Robinson was established in 
1879, and represents some of the most stable and reliable companies doing business in America, 
the firm having not only local but general agencies of many of them. The office of John S. 
Lewis was established by his brother, George W., in 1879, and strict attention to securing only 
the best companies has given it an enviable reputation among insurers generally. 

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES. 

The Big Sioux Valley, in which Sioux Falls is situated, will grow crops in a greater variety 
of seasons than any section to be found elsewhere. Its admirable drainage protects it against 
undue wetness, and the peculiarity of its subsoil guarantees moisture sufficient to insure good 
growtii in the driest seasons. There has not been a year since the country was settled that it 
would not grow all the crops which the North temperate zone is capable of producing. All the 
cereals yield abundantly and surely — not only wheat, oats, rye. barley and flax, but also corn, 
that great staple the growing of which is so essential an element in the prosperity of any country 
assuming to engage in diversified agriculture. The growing of corn is the key to the successful 
raising of stock, and also an indication of the length of the growing season. There is no brancli 
of agriculture which cannot 1)6 successfully carried on in the Sioux Valley. The I'ich alluvial 
deposit gives a soil that is inexhaustible in fertilit}', and one that will grow anything planted in 
it. The marvelous growth of nutritious grasses makes the country especially adapted to stock- 
raising, while the healthfulness of the climate prevents the prevalence of those diseases which 
spread sad havock among the flocks and herds in so many sections of the country. Stock- 
growing has made handsome returns to every person who has engaged therein, and there is 
scarcely any agricultural industry for which the Sioux valley is more peculiarly adapted. Those 



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who adopt it are as certain of success as any kind of enterprise anywhere can ever make them. 
Cattle, horses, hoj^s and sheep are grown so easily, and there are sucli few drawbacks to the 
industry, that an investment in stock-farniiii;; is as sure as government honds. an<l will yield 
many times the profit. 

All instance of the success which it is possible to obtain in this region in stock-farming is 
furnished by the experience of J. W. and F. R. Boyce, owners of the Sioux Falls Stock Farm, 
2J miles southwest nf the city, an illustration of which is given herein. They have .JSO acres, 
260 acres being bnttoiii land, the Sioux river supplying water for the farm. They pay especial 
attention to raising horses, their favorite brands being Clydesdale, Shire and Hambletonian. 
Among their stock is the in-bred Hambletonian stallion. 'Almo". (registry, :{655), capable of 




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trotting a mile in •i-.'ib. They have also the imported English Shire stallion " Sprotbro Samson", 
for whieh it is claimed that there is no better bred horse in the West. The experience of these 
gentlemen in horse-breeding is but a single samjile of the success which it is possible to 
achieve in such enterprises, whether attention lie jiaid to horses or other lines. 

REAL ESTATE. 
The growth in vahu's in Sioux Falls real estate has never uiiKuiMted to any tiling approaching 
inflation, and consequently the city has never sufTereil from such relapses as have characterized 
so many Western communities. There has never been a day since the growth of the city com- 
menced, on which any piece of real estate was worth less than it was at any time before. There 
has been a steady, healthy appreciation in values, just as the growth of the city and the develop- 



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ment of its possibilities warranted, and still to-day the prices at which property is held are less 
than can be found in localities possessing not a tithe of the advantages which Sioux Falls can 
boast. The development of the real estate business here has of course been active, for the develop- 
ment of the general interests of the city and the surrounding country has been active. The in- 
crease is indicated by the public record of transactions, from which it appears that while there 
were 835 transfers in 188G, representing a total of $726,847, there were in 1887 twice as many, the 
number being 1,605, representing a total of $3,544,350, or more than three times as large as 
during the previous year. The record of the current year will show an increase over that of the 
last which will be in the same proportion or larger. The opportunities, which are thus demon- 
strated, open here for profitable investment need not be expatiated upon, they are self- 
evedent. It is impossible for buyers to make any mistake in purchasing Sioux Falls property. 
There is nothing of an experiment about it. The figures demonstrate it to a mathematical 
certainty. A city which posesses all four of the sources from which the world's money has 
come — agricultural surroundings, mineral resources, manufacturing advantages and commer- 
cial connections — is sure of prosperity. 

While tiiere are numerous firms engaged in the handling of real estate, the lead is conceded 
to Pettigrew & Tate, both members of which firm, R. F. Pettigrew and S. L. Tate, are especially 
well qualified for the business. Mr. Pettigrew was one of the first settlers, and at an early day 
succeeded in acquiring large landed interests, to which he has steadily added, so that the firm is 
by all odds the largest actual buyers and sellers of real estate in the city. Mr. Pettigrew's long 
residence, his enterprise and public spiritedness, his reputation for business integrity, his knowl- 
edge of what the future must bring forth — all these have contributed to give him, unequaled ad- 
vantages in the business. Judge Tate entered into partnership with him some three years ago. 
bringing to the enterprise a wide knowledge in the transaction of real estate business, an excel- 
lent comprehension of the possibilities of the city, a reputation for unimpeachable honesty, and 
a facility in the details of office work — all of which have tended to make the alliance as strong as 
any that could be devised. 

While these things are true, it does not at all interfere with the fact that there are a large 
number of other dealers, the transactions of many of whom are of a magnitude unajjproaciied in 
other localities in the Territorj-, and whose reputation for integrity is unexcelled. Among tiu^se 
ma}' be mentioned E.G. Wright, who does a very large commission business, and whose elegant 
office is a sort of general headquarters for both buyers and sellers; Fairfax & Rowland, wli<>. in 
addition to their commission business have considerable lines of their own property; Lacejj& 
Little, E. C. Dunning, W. R. Kingsbury, Jacob Schaetzel, Jr., C. L. Hyde & Co. and others, with 
any of whom investors will find large lists of desirable bargains. 

IMPROVEMENTS. 

The record of the building improvements made in Sioux Falls is an indication of the 
development which the city has enjoyed. An especially satisfactory feature of this growth 
is that such a large proportion of it has been made by the use of money made riglit here, 
instead of that which has been imported. The men who have erected elegant residences and 
business blocks have not been experimenters — they have known precisely what the resources 
of the city warranted them in undertaking — they have simply applied the experience of years 
of acquaintance with Sioux Falls, not the guesswork of those who come in and let loose of 
their money as a venture. Carefully compiled statistics obtained annually show the following 
totals of building improvements for the six years past: 1882, $519,250; 1883, $620,350; 1884, 
$443,120; 1885, $490,950; 1886, $565,980; 1887, $1,004,180. 

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j^uarantee that the total for this year will equal that of the two preceiliiig. The style of the 
hiiildiiiffs is really surprisinjjly excellent, and there is no city of tlic West, outside the very 
largest, which can exhibit anything supt-rior in the way of architecture of either the resi- 
dences or the business structures in Sioux Falls, as an examination of the illustrations in this 
book will prove. 

PUBLIC INSTITL'TIONS. 

Two of these are located in Sioux P\ills, which is the only city in the Territory thai can 
boast more than one, and this fact is a legislative endorsement of the comparative importance 
of the city. A locality which can secure sudi a proportion as this, of these advantages 
whi<h all localities are striving for. must possess superit>rity wliicli compels general assent— 







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and it is a fact iliat Sioux Kails does enjoy on all hands the most cordial recognition of her 
position as the metropolis of Dakota. 

The Territorial i)enitentiarv was located here in 1881. and nearly half-a-iiiillion dollars has 
been expended in the construction and maintenance of the institution. It is built of Sioux Falls 
granite, the jtrison proper being 70 by "JIO feet, and 45 feet high, consisting of a main build- 
ing and two wings, one of which is occupied by the general government as a federal i)rison. 
There is also an elegant building in front of the main part, built of granite and furnished 
for the occupancy of the warden. In the rear of the i)rison are buildings for workshops in 
which the inmates are regularly employed at dressing stone and in other laboi-. The capacity 
of the entire institution is about 200 prisoners. It is fitted with every modern convenience, 
is entirely fire-proof, and is arranged so that any danger from revolt is altogether obviated. 



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There are water-works on the premises which supply every part of the buiklings, and the 
entire institution is lighted by electricity, there being an incandescent burner in each cell. 
There are many matters of interest connected with the institution, to which reference might 
be made, but this brief description will give some idea of the completeness of the Sioux 
Falls penitentiary. 

THE DEAF MUTE SCHOOL 

of the Territory was finally and permanently established here in 1883, and it lias grown into an 
institution which takes rank with the best in the country. It comprises at this time an elegant 
granite school building, and a dormitory and workshops of the same material. Here unfortu 
nates from the entire Tei'ritory are educated and cared for at the public expense, and tlie thor- 
oughness of the instruction and the admirable manner in which the wants of the pujiils are 
attended to, leaves nothing to be desired. The Territory has expended hundreds of thousands of 
dollars in this enterprise, and there is no institution of which its people have any better right to 
feel proud. 

CHURCHES, COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS. 

Fifteen religious denominations have houses of worship in Sioux Falls — a number which is not 
approached by any other city in the country, in proportion to population. This indicates that 
while the citizens have been, of course, very busy in conquering the destiny which spreads out 
before them, they liave not been in such matters too busy to pa}' attention to the claims which 
higher and deeper considerations have upon them. Some of these structures are very fine, and 
all of them are ministered to by pastors who have given the city an excellent reputation for the 
character of its religious services. The spirit of the community supports them, and the large 
number of churches is a guaranty as to the characteristics of the people who are building up this 
metropolis. The first church was built in 1873— fifteen years ago — and now there are fifteen 
— an average addition of one house of worship each j'ear. The following denominations have 
buildings of their own, and others hold occasional services : Baptist, Catholic, Congregational, 
Episcopal, Free Baptist, Free Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, Norwegian Evangelical Luther- 
an, Presbyterian, Reformed, Seventh-Day Adventist, Swedish Baptist, Swedish Lutheran, Uni- 
tarian. The total membership of these congregations is reported at 1,967, and the total amount 
of property owned by the societies is •S"J21,500. 

Four colleges are located in Sioux Falls, which fact is also an indication as to the kind of peo- 
ple of which the population is made up. These institutions were primarih' attracted by Con- 
siderations of healthfulness, sightly locations, and the convenience of communication with all 
points in the Northwest as afforded by the five systems of railroads which run into the city; but 
the chief thing that has promoted their establishment here has been the energy of the citizens, 
who have appreciated the fact that in order to build a metropolis there must be attention paid 
to something more than merely the material resources of the country, and they have, therefore, 
in the way of contributions of money and land, induced those in charge of the enterprises to 
select Sioux Falls. 

All Saints School is the finest private educational institution in the Territory, its elegant 
building being a most striking structure and a great addition to the architectural beauties of the 
city. It was established in 1885 by Rt. Rev. W. H. Hare, bishop of the South Dakota diocese of 
the Episcopal Church, who has made Sioux Falls the "See City," and it is conducted under his direct 
supervision. It is intended for the education and culture of young ladies, and boys under 13 years 
of age are also admitted. The system of instruction and oversight guarantees not only intel- 
lectual development, but likewise the upbuilding of true womanly characters and the culture of 
lady-like instincts. The curriculum is that adopted by institutions of the best class, and there- 



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suits wliicli liave been adiiovi-tl are a most patent endorsement of tin- methods in use. Tlie 
atUu'hment for tlie school, inspired amonj? its pupils, is a flattering testimonial to the principal 
and her assistants in the various departments, and a visit to the institution leaves with one the 
iiiiprt'ssion that here it something more than a mere school — that it is a home in which is cul- 
tivated not oidy the minds but also the morals and manners of those in attendance. Musical and 
art instruction is given special attention, and the vocal and instrmnental receptions occasionally 
given in the chapel are regarded as rare treats by those who are permitted to attend. Tl>e cata- 
logue shows the presence of pu|iils from points rea<'hing throughout a large region, and that the 
blessings of sueh an enterprise are extetiding far and wide. 'Plu' ])rominence of the denomina- 




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tion having it in charge, the reputation of Bisli<i|j Ifare tliroughout the Northwest, and the re- 
sults which the school has achieved, guarantee for All Saints a place at the head of the educa- 
tional institutions of the Territory, and insure to Sioux Falls an efTective adilition to the 
tMiterprises which are making her renowned. 

The Sioux Falls University was established in 1881, by a convention of the Baptist churches 
of Southern Dakota. i'\>r a time it was maintained in leased ajiartmonts. and suiisetiMeiitly had 
([uarters in the church: but the demands made by the number of pupils who asked admittance 
<u>miielled the erection of a building for their accommodation, and the ])resent large and sightly 
structure was provided. The energy of Rev. Kdwanl Kilis, missionary for Dakota, and Rev. F. 
I'.. Meicilitli. tiieii pastor of the Baptist rliiirih hi-re. made i>ossibIe the buihling of sucli an institu- 
tion, and to-day sees it in successful operation, tilled with young gentlemen and ladies whose 



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rapid advancement and general culture are a guarantee that the management of the enterprise has 
been plaeed in efficient hands. As an indication of the character of the work being done in the 
Sioux Falls University, it maybe noted that in an oratorical contest between selected students of 
the different educational institutions of Southern Dakota, the representative of this university 
was unanimously awarded the first prize. Results such as this tell their own story and they show 
the renown which the city is able to achieve as apart of the recompense for the enterprise mani- 
fested in securing such an institution as that into which the Sioux Falls University has 
developed. 

St. Rose's Academy has been also located here by Bishop Martin Marty, who has charge of 
the Catholic diocese of Southern Dakota. A large appropriation of funds has been made for 
the establishment of the academy, and Bishop Marty has effected engagements witli a corps of 
Sisters of the Holy Childhood. 

The Northwestern Synod of the Norwegian Lutheran church has decided upon Sioux Falls as 
the location of the Normal University which the denomination is to establish. Several other 
points were candidates for the location, but the peculiar fitness of Sioux Falls, backed by the 
energy of her citizens, secured this, her fourth educational institution. 

SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 

Five brick or stone buildings each two stories in height, have been provided for the accommo- 
dation of the public schools of the city. The first public school taught in Sioux Falls was in 1873. 
less than fifteen years ago, one teacher being sufficient, and now there are twenty. The first school 
house, a one story frame building, was occupied in 187-t, and it cost $985. Fourteen years later 
sees the city with five commodious structures of brick or stone, and owning school property worth 
at least $200,000. The schools include eight grades, arranged according to the best approved 
system, extending from the primary department to tlie High School. Tlie latter annually gradu- 
ates a class of from four to ten, and its alumni are fitted for at once entering the highest educa- 
tional institutions in the country. The excellence of the public schools of Sioux Falls has been 
frequently remarked, and the interest and pride taken therein by the people is both a guaranty 
as to the continuance of this excellence, and a voucher as to the spirit and instincts of the men 
and women who have made their homes hei'e. Accustomed to educational advantages before 
taking up residence in Sioux Falls, they have brought with them a determination to establish tlie 
same facilities, and tlie success which their efforts have met assures those who follow that they 
will not have to sacrifice anything by becoming members of a communitj^ which has taken 
such strides in this direction. 

PUBLIC LIBRARIES. 

An association has been formed for the establishment and maintenance of a public library, 
and this has already been of great benefit to the city. The selection of books includes a 
large number of the best_publications in American and English literature. 

The members of the bar have established a law library, which includes a large number of 
the most valuable text books, and the Supreme Court Reports of twenty-eight of the States. 

There are a large number of private libraries in the city, some of them being very supe- 
rior collections of general and special publications. There is also one private law librai-y whi<'h 
is unexcelled west of Chicago. 

FRATERNAL SOCIETIES. 

Almost all the organizations of a fraternal character in this country luive representation in 
Sioux Falls. 

The Masonic fraternity occupies an elegant temple, its apartments taking up the 
entire third floor, 66x150 feet in dimensions, being divided up into lodge rooms, banquet 



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liull. reception rooms, armory, etc. All these are haiuLsomely carpeted ami fiirni.shed in a style 
not equaled in the Northwest, and the quarters of the fraternity are a surprise to visitors, who 
had not been led to expect that the organization here would have provided itself witli a 
Masonic home of such elegance and cajtacity. The bodies represented are all that are known to 
the Order — the Blue Lodjje, the Chapter, the Commandery, the Consistory and the Shrine. All 
these are in active existence, and the interest taken in them by the members is a guaranty of 
still further growth. 

The Olid Fellows organizations are likewise prosperous, and enjoy the active and hearty 
snpjiort of the members, all of whom vie with each other in tlie promotion of the interests of the 
Order. Verv fine acconimndations are afforded the various branches of the organization in the 




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tliiiil story of Emerson block, in wliicli aic littiii up lodge room, reception room, banquet hall, 
etc. All the bodies known to Odd Fellowshij) are establislied here -the Lodge, the Encampment 
and th»- Canton. These joined in a celebratiim of the sixty-ninth anniversary of the establish- 
ment of the order in America, to wiiich members of the fraternity generally were invited, and 
the register of visitors showed thirty-nine cities and towns represented, located in five states. 
The event was the most successful of its kind ever held in the Northwest, and is referred to here 
as an evidence of the vital interest taken in the order by its members in Sioux Flails 

The Knights of Pythias have a lodge and uniform rank. They have recently titteil up 
elegant quarters in Temple Court, and are continually alive to whatever can promote the 
welfare of the order. 



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Of other fraternal beneficiary societies there are an encampment of the Modern Woodmen 
of America, and an organization of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. 

Of national societies tliere are a Germania-Verein and a Caledonia society. The Verein 
has erected a fine building, called Germania Hall, the main apartment of which has a seating 
capacity of 500, and there are the necessary reception rooms, etc., on the same floor, and 
gymnasium, banquet hall, kitchen and other accessories below. The main hall is supplied 
with all the scenery necessary for dramatic entertainments. The Caledonia society has been 
organized for the benefit of the large number of Scotchmen who are engaged in the quarries 
here. 

The Grand Army of the Republic has a post, and occupies quarters in the third story of 
G. A. R. Block, which are fitted up especially for their accommodation, there being the post 
room, mess-room, kitchen, etc. This post is the most prosperous in the Territory, there being 
no locality with a larger proportion of old soldiers than Sioux Falls, and the energy of the 
men who are now the veterans of the Union has been a potent factor in building up this 
remarkable community. 

Of reform societies there are the Young Men's Christian Association, and Women's Christian 
Temperance Union. The Young Men's Christian Association maintains regular meetings, and 
has rooms fitted up therefor, and for the entertainment of young men and boys with reading 
material, games, etc., all in charge of a secretary whose exclusive business is attention to 
the affairs of the association. The Women's Christian Temperance Union is a vital, active 
organization, holding public meetings monthly, and regularly engaged in the work for which 
these unions are instituted. 

The Imsiness men of Sioux Falls have organized the Commercial Club, which numbers 
100 members, with elegantly furnished rooms in Pettigrew Block, affording opportunity for 
entertainment of strangers and for cultivation of more intimate and cordial relations among 
the business men themselves. 

Of labor organizations there are the Knights of Labor, Typographical Union, Stone-cutters 
Union. Cigarmakers' Union and Masons' Union. The Knights of Labor have a beautiful hall in 
the third-story of the Peck-Norton-Murray block, and the organization is in active operation and 
quite prosperous. 

The scientific, literarj' and social organizations include, among others, the Humboldt Sci- 
entific Society, the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, the Unity Circle, the Ladies History 
club, thf Musical Society, and the Comus and '"Our Dancing Club." Some of these have been re- 
gularly maintained for years, the Ladies' History Club being the oldest, and its influence in de- 
veloping an interest in such matters as were within its scope has been productive of great benefit 
to the members and the community. 

In connection with the company of the Territorial militia organized here is also a private 
company which is among the very best drilled in either regiment, and has regularly achieved 
complimentary destinction at the annual encampments of the militia. 

The various educational institutions have regularly organized societies, as is the custom of 
colleges generally, the i)urp(>sc and influence of which, of course, commend them. 

METROPOLITAN CONVENIENCES. 

The spirit of advancement in communities, as in individuals, is indicated by the disposition 
to provide themselves with increased conveniences. Localities which go along year after year 
without securing any of these accommodations which have been devised for promoting public 
comfort, convenience and safety, are not to be regarded as enterprising or successful : while 



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tliose wliicli at the outset coinnioiice a jiolicy of securing everything to be had. and then keep it 
up, thereby manifest a deterininatiini to enjoy the fortune voudisafed them, and prove them- 
selves possessed of elements whieh both indicate and guarantee prosperity. Sioux Falls' career 
in this direction has been phenomenal. The metropolitan character of the place is universally com- 
mented ui»on by visitors. Peoj)le come ht»re expecting to see simply an overgrown villa^^e, and 
tliey find a real city with all the adjuncts of the iiigliest development. There is about the jieople 
an air which does not in the least suggest anything of the "backwoods." Cultured gentlemen and 
fashionably dressed ladies are to be met. Whatever is undertaken is accomplished with a grace 
and finish that prove the people to be familiar with the best usages. Such a people may be 
depended ujjfui to have the best that has been devisetl for public convenience. Reference has 
already been made herein to the business facilities which they have secured in the way of con- 




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nection with tiie live gicat laihoad .systems of the West : to tlie nuuiiifattiiring and coninuTciai 
enterprises established ; and to the religious, educational and social advantages provided. A 
reference to some other features may here be made. 

"A CITY OF ir():\IES.'" 



Sioux Falls has been aptly termed a '• City of Homes." There is ?i..t i.> be found anywhere 
a larger proportion of elegant and costly residences. The same si)irit of improvement wliich has 
promjited business enterprise to provide for itself the massive brick blocks which mark the cen- 
ters of trade, has likewise led the people to build for themselves such homes as are to be found 
here, fitted with .'very <onvenience and displaying the best types of the architect's art. In this 



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book are to be found illustrations of some of these, and a glance thereat will be a revelation to 
those who have not looked at the actual structures. Among these may be particularly men- 
tioned the following : 

The residence of Mrs. Hattie C. Phillips is prol)ably the most costly in the city, at least 
$50,000 having been expended in providing this elegant house and its surroundings. It is built 
of Sioux Falls granite. Its possessor is the relict of Dr. J. L. Pliillips, who was among the very 
earliest settlers, and whose foresight made him wealthy. 

The home of Hosmer H. Keith, Esq., is unsurpassed in style and in delightful location, and 
when the years shall have given age to the trees and shrubbery and general arrangement and 
decoration of the grounds, he will have a place which might satisfy a prince. The handsome 
appearance of the residence attracts attention from almost any part of the city. It is a monu- 
ment to the reputation of Mr. Keith as one of the most successful lawyers in the Territory, his 
professional career having secured him a very large, influential and profitable clientage. He 
was elected judge of his district under the constitution adopted for the "State of South Dakota", 
and in many ways has secured public and private recognition of his character and ability. 

L. T. Dunning has also decorated the heights with a mansion which his business enterprise 
has won, and in the enjoyment of which he has the congratulation of all who know him. 

In the same vicinity is the home of Hon. A. C. Phillips, with its beautiful prospect extending 
in every direction from the highest point in the city, overlooking the valley to the east and to 
tile west, and north as far as the eye can reach. 

Down the slope leading south from that above mentioned is the residence of H. L. Hoilister, 
and the velvet lawn, the trees and shrubbery, and all the beautiful surroundings make the place 
enough to inspire the envy even of those who may be very comfortably housed themselves. 

To the Avest of that stands the unique dwelling of C. E. Johnson, which is one of the veiy 
latest architectural designs, and without a counterpart in the city. 

Dr. W. A. Germain's residence is beautifully situated, and while not so expensive as some 
of the others, its arrangement and surroundings make it a pleasant and desirable abode. 

Vic. J. Wuest has a beautiful place which is finely ornamented with trees and shrubbery, 
the house being a model of neatness and elegance. 

Fred. W. Taylor's charming home is delightfully situated, and the beautifully sloping 
grounds, with the residence in the center, present a handsome picture. 

A block distant is the abode of Judge S. L. Tate, wliose fortunate career has enabled 
him to secure a home in which all the comforts and conveniences are supplied. It is a most 
pleasant location and a delightful home. 

For a considerable time the residence of W. A. Dow was the most unique in the city 
and in some respects it still retains this distinction. It is a very striking place, and is a 
home which ought to satisfy the ambition of almost anybody. 

The home of Mrs. Julia A. Brown has long been regarded as one of the most pleasant 
and comfortable in the city. It is closer to the business portion than any of the others, and 
still its eminence will keep it from being disturbed by trade. The grounds are handsomely 
arranged. 

The most recent addition to the fine residences in Sioux Falls is that of W. R. Kingsbury, 
and it has been designed with particular reference to convenience, with just enough of luxury 
and architectural ornamentation to satisfy the best taste. 

The home of J. M. Bailey, Jr., is among the most attractive in the city, and its occupant 
is to be congratulated upon possessing such a convenient and woll-ajipointed domicile. It is 
situated in a particularly pleasant portion of the city, and its surroundings add much to its 
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Tlie interior fitting and furnishing of these iiomes could not be referred to without devoting 
t(»o mur-li spare tlii-n-to ; liut a visit to tlicni siiuws tliat the occupants have provided tlieni 
with all the elegancies and conveniences wliich modern ingi-nuity has devised. Furnace or 
steam heating is the rule, aiul gas or electric lighting and water are supplied to every jiart of the 
house. The ilemand which there is for supjilies for providing these is shown hy tlie large 
stocks carried by dealers in these lines. The assortment of steam-heating apparatus, gas and 
water fixtures, etc., to be seen at the establishment of W. A. Dow, for instance, which is 
unexcelled in the Northwest, is an indication of what the citizens of Sinux Falls require in 
this line for their homes ami business jdaces. 




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STREFTS AND SIDEWALKS. 

Tile wnrk wliicii tiie people of Sioux Falls have put and aie i)Uttiiig uimii its tliumughfares 
is another indication of how determined tliey are to supjily themselves with metropolittin con- 
veniences. Upon some of the streets there has been put work amounting to thousands and tens 
of thousands of dollars, in grading and fitting them for smooth and rajiid communication. There 
are thoroughfares which have been put in the condition of boulevards, and the work is still going 
on. Paving has also been begun, and Sioux Falls will before long be a standing and most 
patent advertisement of the excellence of the material to be found for such iiurjjoses in her 
(juarries. 

While the first sidewalk was laid here only twelve years ago. it is estimated that to-day the 
city has at least fifty miles laid with stone, asplialt or wooil. Communication is afforded with 



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remote parts of the city, and there is no considerable portion which cannot be reached dry-shod, 
even in the muddiest weather. 

The lay of the land on which the city is built, there being no portion of it which is low and 
flat, makes drainage a very easy matter; and therefore protracted spells of mud and mire are 
practically unknown, or will be when the paving now provided for has oeen completed. 

STREET-CARS. 

Lines of street-cars are already in operation, affording ready transit between certain portions 
of the city, and the close of this season will see extensions to several of the suburbs. The laying 
of these lines is a result of the energy and enterprise of Messrs. Pettigrew & Tate, who propose 
affording the citizens every facility which time may demonstrate to be necessary. 

WATERWORKS. 

A system of waterworks has been provided with a capacity of 1,500,000 gallons per day, 
which ai-e sent through eight miles of pipes by powerful pumps maintaining in them constantly 
a pressure sufficient to throw an effective stream in any part of the city where an attachment 
can be secured. Fifty-five hydrants are located so as to afford lire protection readily throughout 
the business part of the city and the more densely populated residence portions. Expensive 
filters have been put in so as protect the water against impurities which might make it unplea- 
sant for domestic use . 

A remarkable discovery has been made by Col. J. H. Drake on the east side of the river, 
where he has struck a copious spring of water rushing up from subterranean sources. It is of 
remarkable purity, and an expert declares that development of the find, by drilling out the ob- 
structions that now confine the fountain, will guarantee a supply sufficient for a city of at least 
a hundred thousand inhabitants. A company is being formed for undertaking the task. 

There is in the city a singular spring owned by Heynsohn Bros., which supplies a water con- 
taining medicinal properties, the product of which is daily used by large numbers of families. 
A chemical analysis shows it to be absolutely free from organic substances, and that it contains 
magnesium, ferrous and calcium carbonates and other minerals in solution. The Indians made 
the locality a favorite camping place on account of the curative properties of the water, and its 
remarkable purity. The spring has been renowned from the earliest settlement here, and'its 
water is relished almost as a luxury. Heynsohn Bros, secured possession of it in 1880, named it 
"Minnehaha Spring," and have improved and beautified its surroundings very much. 

While excavating for the Dakota Bill block, the site of which is considerably higher than the 
site of the Cataract House, a beautiful spring was struck, the disposition of the supply from 
which was quite a problem. Finally Corson Bros.; proprietors of the Cataract House, deter- 
mined to conduct the water to their premises. Everything was arranged to preserve the purity 
of the water, and it now supplies the hotel with all that is used there. 

GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT. 

Seven years ago, the village authorities had wooden posts set at some of the street corners, 
on top of which were placed large kerosene lanterns, and the lighting thus supplied was felt to 
be quite an advancement toward securing something in the way of metropolitan advantages. 

In 1882, a plant for the manufacture of gas was put in. and since then the streets have been 
regularly illuminated thereby. The company has invested large sums in the enterprise, and it 
now has a capacity of 100,000 cubic feet per day. It has laid its mains to even remote parts of 



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the city, and residences anil business houses are supplied at rates very much lower than could be 
expected. 

In 1884 an electric-light i)l;iiit wa-^ [ml in, the system being the Vandorpode arc. The 
capacity of the niatliincry fur sii]iplying tiic light wa.s soi>n crowded for street and interior 
illumination, and in 1887 the Cascade Mill company, of which E. A. Sherman is president, 
purchased the plant, and added thereto the machinery fi»r producing and supplying light for 
inti-rinr illumination by the Edison incandescent system. The water-jxtwer by which the 
mill was operated was supplemented with a mammotii engine, so that if either the water or 
the steam should for any cause be interfere<l with, the other could still l>e depended upon. 




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E.\'cei)t in emergencies, tiie water-power is sutticient tn run Im.iIi the mill and the electric 
light machinery. The remarkable cheapness at which the electric light is su]>plied has secured 
it hunrlreds of custom<rs, and the i)ublic has the advantage of the competition between it 
and gas-lighting. 

NEWSPAPERS. 

For several years the newspapers maintained by the j)eople of Siou.x Falls have been a matter 
of astonishment to everybody aciiuainted therewith. A weekly publication was established here 
at a very early date— The Democrat, in is.^;. Of course it did not thrive, for there was nothing 
to support it, It w{vs the official organ of the i)rovisional legislature which convened in Sicnix 
Falls in lS">8-9, but that body had no revenue, and its patronage was, tlierefore, a detriment 



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instead of a benefit. The material, which had been lying unused for a long time, was destroyed 
by the Indians in 18 i2. The year 1873 marks the beginning of the time within which Sioux Falls 
has always had a newspaper. 

The first daily paper was the Press, established in January, 1883, since which time it has ap- 
peared every morning except Monday. It is an eight-page puldication, with full Associated 
Press dispatches, and an excellent corps of correspondents in all parts of Southeastern Dakota. 
The Press is unquestionably the best newspaper in the world published in a city the size of Sioux 
Falls and it is so highly appreciated, not only at home, but in all tlie surrounding country, that 
its subscription list shows the names of over a liundred towns in wliich it is daily delivered. It 
is published by Caldwell & Bliss. 

The Evening Argus was the next daily, and with it was subsequently consolidated the 
Leader, the name being changed to Argus-Leader. It is a very creditable publication, being 
the principal organ of the democracy, and the general tone of the paper is quite satisfactory to 
the majority of the party. The Argus-Leader makes a special feature of local news, so that the 
largest part of its circulation is confined to the city. It is an eight-column folio, well printed, 
and fills very satisfactorily tiie plan for which it was designed. It is published by the Argus- 
Leader company. 

Both the daily newspapers print weekly editions, and there are also the following weekly 
newspapers: Land and Labor News, Dakota Deutsch-Zeitung (German), Vester[)eimen (Scandi- 
navian). There are also the following monthly publications: Church News (Episcoi)al), Min- 
nehaha Teacher, Educational Echo. 

The class of the papers maintained by any community is a fair index of the character of its 
people, and most certainly the discrimination exercised by the citizens of Sioux Falls in 
fostering that which was good and bright, and criticising that which was undesirable, mnrks 
them as clean and clear minded. 

THE POST OFFICE. 

Strangers coming to Sioux Falls are surprised to find the elegent and commodious post-office 

which has been provided. It is altogether the handsomest and most convenient in the Northwest 

outside of those built directly by the government. There are 1,0:50 lock boxes, eacli being 

covered by glass with the number cut in the face, and all beautifully trimmed in bronze, the 

woodwork being polished walnut. The city has free delivery, four carriers being employed for 

the work. To those acquainted with post office affairs, as an indication of the size and business 

of the community, the following figures, compiled from the official record for 1887, will be of 

interest : 

Issued. Piiifl. 

No. Amt. No. Amt. 

Money orders 2,172 $25,364 2,721 $48,302 

Postal notes 2,722 4,G22 2,;i85 4,005 

International money orders 301 8,476 111 3,308 

Total $38,462 $55,615 

Supplies sold : $16,266 45 

Box rents 1.31'' ^5 

Total money transactions 112,355 41 

Registered letters sent. . 1.951 

Begistered letters delivered 3.86* 

Pieces handled by carriers in six months 353,512 

These figures showed an increase of 40 per cent, over the business of 1886. A comparison of 
them with those of cities of from 10,000 to 12,000 will show how substantial are the claims of 
Sioux Falls in the matter of pcipulation. 

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HOTELS. 

This city has from its earliest days heen hlessed witli Imtels of great excellence. The 
Cataract House lias enjoyed a rei>utatioii a.s the leading liostelry not only of Dakota hut of the 
whole Northwest, there being nothing outside the great cities which can approach it for ele- 
gance and comfort. It embraces an area of 110 feet by 150. and is admirabl}- arranged through- 
out, and is beautifully furnishe<l and fitted, supplied with hot and cold water, gas and electric 
light, steam-lu'at and all the modern conveniences. Corson Bros., the pro|)rietors. are regarded 
by the traveling public as benefactors, and they enjoy a patronage which is an indication of bow 
fully their enterprise is apjireciated. A view of the hotel is given in this hook, and also of the 




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iiilcriiii- of tile iliiiiii^; iiiniii ail apartment which is superb in its proportions and aiiiiuiniiiients. 
The water used in the Cataract house is from a private sjtring, connected directly with the hotel, 
and every ])recaution has been taken to guarantee it against impurities of any sort. The 
Cataract is thesjiecial pri(U' of the city, and it has done as much as anything else to give Sioux 
Falls the metropolitan reputation which the city enjoys. 



CITY GOVERNMENT. 

The village of Sioux Falls was incorporated in 1877— eleven years ago, which form of gov- 
ernment was maintained six years. The same enter])rise which has always characterized the 
locality was manifested even in those days of small things, ami the foundations were laid for the 
thriving local government which exists to-day. The growth of the village from 1877 to 1883 nee- 



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essitated enlargement of its corporate powers at each successive session of the legislature, 
until finally it became evident that a new charter must he provided, and in 1883 the 
city of Sioux Falls succeeded the village, a special charter therefor having been granted 
by the legislature. The government has been generally popular, and has had the support of the 
))eople in the labors which have been put forth for the public welfare. The administration of 
Hon. John F. Morton, the present mayor, gives excellent satisfaction, and the energetic care and 
attention which he gives to everything that can promote the welfare of the city has gained him 
the best wishes of all concerned . He is evidently the right man in the right place, and by his 
conservative practices and constant consideration for the public interest he has made his ad- 
ministration thorouglily ]iopular. Tiie government of tlie city is vested in a mayor and eight 
aldermen chosen from the four wards. 




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ECAPITULATION. 



An outline has been f^iven of some of tlie more imjiortaiit fiatures of tliis remarkal)le city, 
hut there are other features wliich figures could not indicate. The culture and intellitfcnce of the 
community is something with which one must become jn-rsonally acijuainted in order to appre- 
ciate it. Society is to be found lure as refined as that of which the best established sections could 




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boast, and tliere is no warrant whatever for the impression in some sections of the country that 
a removal out here means a relinquishment of social advantages. 

The number of iliurches is an indication of the attention paid to religious matters, and i>co- 
ple who come here are surprised and delighted to find the attendance ujion ])ulilic worshij) so 
large and the services so admirably conducted. 

The oducational facilities of the city are the wonder and admiration of those who investigate 
them, and the items given herein concerning our public schools, our colleges and kindred institu- 
tions will i>robably be a revelation to people who have acquired the erroncnms idea that the in- 
habitants of this region are intent solely upon breakitig prairie, (piarrying stone, improving 
waterpowers and working railroad schemes. 



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Sioux Falls is a community in which any good healthy head or heart can find satisfaction for 
its desires, and evidence herein adduced ought certainly be convincing that the material re- 
sources of this section will guarantee opportunities of return for enterprise, industry, discretion 
and all commendable qualifications in any of the directions in which they are to be exercised. 
No man who has been guided by them has ever failed of success here. 

A REASONABLE DEDUCTION. 

If, then, it is demonstrated that there is a field here for enterprise, energy, industry and ex- 
ercise of good judgment in all the directions in which such (jualities can be brought into play, 
does it not follow as a matter of course that good men desiring to improve their conditions and 
surroundings can secure better opportunities in Sioux Falls than at any other point toward which 
attention has been so persistently directed? Of course it is to be expected that every community 
will make out for itself as good a case as can be presented under the circumstances, but honestly 
and caudidlj' it does seem as if all the elements of prosperity had conspired to secure to Sioux 
Falls those conditions which need but the heads and hands of men to develop them into certain 
and extraordinarily fruitful sources of wealth. The agricultural capabilities of the tributary 
country guarantee a population sufficient to create demand for our mineral, merchandise and 
manufactures: the inexhaustible supply of stone here, for which this population and cities hun- 
dreds of miles distant will call, must supply employment to immense numbers of men who will 
be patrons of all lines of business; the falling of a whole river for a distance of ninety-foui- feet 
supplies opportunities for natural power for manufactories in various lines, which need no 
prolonged argument to indicate its advantages: ready and rapid communication with every 
point tliroughout a region comprising nearly a quarter of each of the three largest common- 
wealths in the Northwest, guarantees the most brilliant possibilities for conmiercial development. 
It is to such a locality as this that a visit is invited. Come and inspect it for yourself. 




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AN ABSTRACT. 

Tlie record of Sioux Falls lias been condensed into the following from the Daily Press, and 
the abstract contains a suniniarv nf the statistics which ^>> to |in>vc tin- city's claim to being 
ranki'il as tlic inetroiKilis of Itaknta: 

I'OPfLATION. 



1873 

1878 (Hfbool Cfiisiis) 

18WI (federal census) 

188d (territoriiil census). 
1888 



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DISTANCES. 

65.3 miles from Chicago: 240 ruiles from St. Paul ; 345 miles from Dulutli; 490 miles from Milwaukee; 19U 
miles from Omaha; 405 miles from Kansas City; G27 miles from St. Louis. 

RAIMtOADS IJI ACTUAL OPER\TION. 

Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis iiiid Onialia (Chicago and Norilnvcateru system). 

Sioux City and Dakota and Southern Minuesota (both Chleago, Milwaukee and St. Paul system). 

BurliDKton, Cedar Rapids and Northern (ChioaKO, Bock Island and PaciQo system). 

Cherokee and Dakota (Illinoia Central system). 

Wlllmar and Sioux Falls iSt. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba system). 



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RAILROADS SURVEYED INTO THE CITY. 

Des Moines and Dakota Railroad and tlie Tliree Falls Railroad. 

WATER POWER. 

Big Sioux river falls 96 feet in a half-mile; estimated horse-power, G.OOO. 

QTARRIES. 

Inexhaustible deposits of jasper granite, for building and i>aving. 

MANUFACTORIES. 

Broom, Blanlc booic, Brick, Brewery, Cabinet, Candy, Cigar, Cheese and Creamery, Cooper, Cornice, 
Flour, Feed, Frames, Foundries, Jewelry, Mineral water, Marble, Packing house, Paving block. Shirt, 
Sorghum, Stone polishing, "Vinegar, Wagon and Carriage— 790 employees—Monthly pay-roll, $47,485. 

.Jobbers. 
Books and Stationery, Butter and Eggs, Boots and Shoes, Cigars and Tobacco, Crackers, Clothing, Coal, 
Dry Goods, Drugs, Flour, Feed, Fruits, Groceries, Hardware, Liquors, Lumber, Meats, Notions, Steam Sup- 
plies— 35 firms- Capital, $1,308,000— Employes, 349— Annual sales, $7,G40,onii. 

BANRS 

Three National, two Private, and one Savings. 

OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITCTIONS. 

Four loan and trust companies, one fire insurance company, one life insurance company. 

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 

Territorial penitentiary, United States prison, Territorial Deaf mute School, 

ASSESSED VALUATION. 

May, 1885 $1,126,871 

May, 1886 3,105,382 

May, 1887 .- 3,712.270 

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. 

Number. Amount. 

1886 835 $ 720,847 

1887 1,66.- 2 544,350 

BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. 

1882 $519,250 

1883 ■ 620,350 

1884 443,120 

1885 490,950 

1886 465,980 

1887 1,004,180 

POSTOFFICE BUSINESS, IS87. 

Issued. Paid. 

No. Amt. No. Amt. 

Moneyorders 2,172 $25,364 2,721 $48,302 

Postal notes 2,722 4,622 2,385 4.005 

Internat'l money orders 301 8,476 111 3,308 

Total $3B.462 $55,615 

Supplies sold $ 16,266.45 

Box rents 1.315.45 

Total money transactions 112,355.41 

Registered letters sent 1.951 

Registered letters delivered 3,864 

Pieces handled by carriers in six months 253,512 



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BAILBOAD BrSIMESB, 1887. 

Pounds of freight received or forwarded. io9,000,(Hhi 

Freight receipts $336,000 

Passenger receipts. . $142,000 



TELEGRAPH Ut'SIKEHS. 



188«'>. 

1887. 



No. Messages. 
87,473 
108,949 



Receipts. 

$ 6.225.63 

11,585.67 



NEWSPAPERS. 

Morning, evening, four weeklies, one semi-montlily, two monthlies. 




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curncuES. 

Baptist, Catholic, Congregatioual, Episcopal, Free Methodist, Free Baptist, Methodist Episcopul, Norwe- 
gian Lutheran. Presbyterian, Reformed, Scandinavian Baptist, Swedish Baptist. Swedish Lutheran, Seventh- 
day Adventlst, Unitarian membership, 1,967— value of property, $221,500. 

EDCCATIONAL. 

Four colleges, one business college, odc deaf-mute school, live two-story brick and stone public school 
buildings, with an enrollment of 1,100 pupils ; Oerman school. 

ORGANIZATIONS. 

Masonic— lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory; Odd Fellows— two lodges, encampment, canton; 
KtiiKlitfi of rythlus-iodge, uniform rank; Modern Woodmen of America encampment: Ancient Order of 
I' iiited Workmen; Grand Army of the Republic— post, women's relief corps, sons of veterans; Commereia 



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Club, Germania-verein, Young Men's Christian Association, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Knights 
of Labor, Typographical Union, Stone-cutters' Union, Cigar Makers' Union, Chautauqua Circle, Humboldt 
Scientific Society, Unity Circle, Ladies' Historical Society, Musical Society, Comus Club, Our Club, one Terri 
torial Militia Company, Orchestra and Band. 

LIBRARIES. 

Law Library Association; Public Library Association. 

FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

Three hose companies; hook-aud-ladder company; steam fire engine. 

WATER WORKS. 

Daily capacity, 1,500,000 gallons; 8 miles of pipe; 55 hydrants. 

(IAS WORKS. 

Annual capacity, 30,000,000 cubic feet. 

ELECTRIC LIGHT, 

600 Edison incandesent lamps: 32 arc lights. 

STREET CAR LINK. 

Partially completed and in operation. 

Telephone Line.— 110 patrons. 

PUBLIC halls. 

Opera House— seating capacity, 800 ; Germania Hall seating capacity, 500 ; Kniglits of Labor Hall. 

hotels . 

Firstchiss, heated by s.teain, hot and cold water, lighted by gas and eleetiiciiy. 




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'^ A IvOTA X^aUilTOHY. 



The wonderful Commonwealth of whit-h Sioux Falls is the acknowledged metropolis is 
entitled tn an exhil)it of its resources herein, either on its own merits, or as proof of wliat 
may he justly expected regardinjj the city wliich can take rank as the leader in such a tcr- 




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ritory. An area of siicli fertility and such develoiiment and such possibilities nuist necessarily 
have somewhere within it a locality that shall be the chief specimen— the bright and particular 
star — of the energy and enterprise wliich have carved mit tlie prominence Dakota has so far 
achieved, and which each succeeding year is emphasizing and exi)anding. Some of the 
points in regard to the Territory are collated below, condensed from "The Resources of 
Dakota," an official jiublication prepared and issued last year by Hon. P. F. McClure, Terri- 
torial Commissioner of Immigration and Statistics. 

Area — 150.932 square miles. Larger than anj- other Commonwealth in the United States 
except Texas and California. 



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Railroads— 4, 24G miles. More mileage than that possessed by thirty -four of the states and 
territories. 

Postoffices— 1,039. More than those possessed by either of half the Commonwealths. 

Newspapers — 353. Only fourteen of the states possess so many. 

School Expenditures— $1,917,258 for 1886. Equaled by only sixteen of the states. 

Wheat Crop— 30,708,000 busliels in 1886. Exceeded by only five states. 

Corn Crop— 15,805,000 bushels in 1886. More than that of either of twenty-three of the 
Commonwealths. 

Live Stock -Value of neat cattle in 1886, $21,445,302; exceeded by only sixteen of the 
states. Horses, 817,618,192; exceeded by seventeen of the states. Mules, $1,194,622; ex- 
ceeded by twenty-one of the states. Hogs, $2,314,013 ; exceeded by twenty-five of the states. 

Dakota has 3,900 public schools, employing 5,055 teachers ; twelve colleges and academies ; 
500 churches. 

The growth of population is indicated by the following figures : 1860, 4,837; 1870, 14,181; 
18S0, 135,177; 1885, 415,610; 1887, 568,477. 



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"The Rosourres of Dakota." a imhlicatioii i>n'pnn'(l by Hon. P. F. McClurc. Territnrial Coni- 
inissioner of Iniinij^iation, to wliicli icffreiicc has horctofoif Ix-eii made, contains the foHowiiig 
facts reKanlinn: Minneliaha county, of wliich Sioux P'alls is the county-seat. They are insert- 




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ed liore for tlie i)urpose of sliowinf^ the imniediate surroundin;jjsof thr city, in mihT tiiat tin- 
reader may llic more certainly understand, t'lcnn an nrticial source, the substantial basis 
upon whicli Sioux Falls rests. The facts collected reach only to Sej>teml)er. 1887. since which 
time there have been some changes: 

"Xliiiiielialia is a county of Southeastern Dakota, bounded on the east by tlie Minnesota 
state line, and in tiie thiid tier of counties nortii of tlie Xel)raska boundary. Principal 
stream is the Big Sioux river, flowing through the count)' a little east of the center, in a 
generally southerly direction. Near the soutli line it turns back upon its course, flowing 
northeast, then north and northwest, through the city of Sioux Falls, then turning north- 



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east, southeast, and finally south, in which course it flows until its union with the Missouri 
river, near Sioux City, Iowa. Within a radius of six miles around Sioux Falls, its course, 
measuring its windings, is fully thirty miles. Its whoU? course in the county is apjjroximately 
forty miles. At Sioux Falls and Dell Rapids, and at various points between these two places, 
the river furnishes magnificient water power. At Sioux Falls it r.as a total fall of ninety-one 
feet in a series of cascades, covering a distance of half a mile— and the entire fall of the stream 
in its course through the county, is estimated to be about 175 feet. The Skunk river — an import- 
ant affluent of the Sioux, draining the western portion of the county — also has a number of water 
powers along its course. The Pipestone creek. Split Rock river, and Beaver creek, all tributaries 
of the Big Sioux, drain the eastern end of the county. There are quite a number of lakes in 
Minnehaha county, the largest of which are "Wall, Clear and Buffalo lakes. Extensive groves of 
native timber are found within the county — notably along the Big Sioux river. At Sioux Falls, 
Dell Rapids, and other points along the Big Sioux river and Pipestone creek, are out-eroppings 
of the famous Sioux Falls quartzite or granite, sometimes called jasper. At Sioux Falls nearly 




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eighty feet of the rock is exposed perpendicularly. It is a most valuable building stone — beauti- 
ful and everlasting, and immense quantities are quarried annually, and shipped to all sections 
of the northwest. Surface, undulating, or rolling prairie. A line of high bluffs from 100 to 150 
feet in altitude, marks the course of the Big Sioux, from Sioux Falls to the Missouri river. The 
valleys of the principal streams in Minnehaha county are quite extensive — especially is this true 
of the broad and fertile valley of the Sioux. Soil, deep, rich, alluvial loam. Area, 522,240 
acres. Vacant lands, none". 

COUNTY SEAT. 

Sioux Falls, on the Big Sioux river, is the county seat. It has a population of 11,000; four 
brick public school-buildings, valued at $65,000: Episcopal, two Baptist, two Methodist, Congrega- 
tional. Presbyterian, two Lutheran, Catholic, Unitarian, Swedish, Adventist, and Reformed 
Church edifices, valued at -SlOl.ldO ; waterworks system, valued at *65.000: electric light plant, 
valued at §40,000; gas works, valued at §60,000; telephone system; street railway, valued at $40,- 
000: two flour-mills, valued at 8560.000: polishing works, valued at $80,000: packing house, valued 
at §50,000: cornice shops, valued at §20,000; vinegar works, valued at §10,000; cracker factory, 



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valued at $40,000; two foundries, valued at $30,000: brewery, valued at $50,000: bottling works, 
valued at *20.000: broom factury. valued at $10,000: eoojier sbop. valued at $5,000: creamery, 
valued at $10,000: wagon and carriage faetory. valued at $'25,000: cheese factory, valued at $5,000: 
two brick yards, valued at $10,000: two cigar factories, valued at $10,000: pop factories, valued at 
$12,000: tank line warehi>use. valued at $10,000: blank-book numufactory. valued at $10,000: other 
smaller manufactories, valued at «2r). t)00. Baptist college: Ei)iscopal school, and St. Koses Catho- 
lic academy — denominational instituti(tns, located at Sioux Falls, with buildings and grounds 
valued at $150.()00. Territorial institutions located at Siou.\ Falls: penitentiary, territorial and 
national, and school for deaf mutes. ( »ne of the leading industries of tiie city is the (piarryiug 
and shipjiing of native granite, building stone, and paving blocks. The granite is also polished 
and workeil into various shapes for ornamental purposes, ami employed where a beautiful and 
costly finish is desired. Two concerns o|)eiating these quarries have a cash capital invested of 
$125,000. The city has an opera house, fire department, county jail, etc, etc. 




^Publisher's J>^te. 



The matter herein contained was prepared hy E. W. Caldwell, editor of the Sioux Falls 
Daily Pi-ess, who has seen the growth of this Queen City of the great Northwest, and the facts 
recorded are matters of his personal knowledge. The plain, unvarnished history of Dakota's 
metropolis has been briefly written, and the facts are allowed to supply their own decoration or 
embellishment. The illustrations include not near all the objects which are entitled to represen- 
tation in a work of this character, but enough are given to show something of what less than 
half a score of years have done in planting and developing a thriving city. Stretches of granite 
and brick business blocks — manufacturing enterprises — inexhaustible quarries of the best build- 
ing and paving material in the world— mammoth waterpowers — public institutions— churches, 
colleges and schools— elegant interiors of business offices— delightful and home-like city and 
country residences — these are some of the features which the engravings show, all of them made 
direct from photographs taken for this purpose by Buttertield, one of the finest artists in the 
West. There are no portraits nor biographical sketches of individuals, for the object of this 
work is not personal advertisement, but the collection of information which will give the reader 
a knowledge of the city and its possibilities, rather than of its citizens. The entire book may be 
relied upon as a faithful presentation of what a personal visit would show- and such a visjt the 

reader is most cordially invited to make. 

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